Click here for Part 1 of this series highlighting my trip to perform the Umrah, a spiritual and physical pilgrimage Muslims make to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The situation at the Rawda was indeed insane. Soon after the gates leading to the green carpet opened, I found myself crammed into a small portion of the mosque […]
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“Allahu akbar! Allahu akbar!” The call for the morning prayer brings tears to my eyes. How beautiful it sounds in the majesty of this place! People from all over the world gathered here in the pitch dark to worship one God. Such a humbling and beautiful experience. It was 5:00 AM, and I was sitting […]
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